{"id":828,"date":"2025-10-21T08:16:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=828"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:16:48","slug":"icymi-student-life-welcome-week-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2025\/10\/21\/icymi-student-life-welcome-week-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Student Life Welcome Week Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New to Kent? Whether you were there in person or couldn\u2019t make it, we\u2019ve got you covered with a recap of the <a href=\"https:\/\/livekentac-my.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/g\/personal\/hb567_kent_ac_uk\/EWPv3gtqlGNDoTARro3dbfwB4zcm7VEBnHisDVjiOQCxEg?e=uSpmpW&amp;xsdata=MDV8MDJ8QS5DLkJ1cm5ldHRAa2VudC5hYy51a3wwMjA0NWQ3YWEyZWM0YjdiYjE2ZDA4ZGUwZmRkOGYzYnw1MWE5ZmE1NjNmMzI0NDlhYTcyMTNlM2Y0OWFhNWU5YXwwfDB8NjM4OTY1NjQxNDM0MDA3ODA3fFVua25vd258VFdGcGJHWnNiM2Q4ZXlKRmJYQjBlVTFoY0draU9uUnlkV1VzSWxZaU9pSXdMakF1TURBd01DSXNJbEFpT2lKWGFXNHpNaUlzSWtGT0lqb2lUV0ZwYkNJc0lsZFVJam95ZlE9PXwwfHx8&amp;sdata=MjFmMnA5REY4Si9ZcnhENG1HLy9wdGtpZ1FwamdBazJUT29LaFRpOWVGaz0%3d\"><strong>Student Life Welcome Week presentation (ppt)<\/strong>.<\/a> You can find all the following support teams on the student website \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/\">My Kent.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Got questions? Ask Nexus!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nexus desks are your go-to for student support, located in three central campus locations. Whether you need help in person, online, or by appointment, <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/nexus\">Nexus is here to help.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Attendance and engagement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Your success starts with showing up. Attendance is monitored regularly, and if you&#8217;re struggling, the Engagement Support team is here to help.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/attendance.kent.ac.uk\/\">Log attendance via <strong>Presto<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Self-report absences<\/li>\n<li>Speak to your <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/academic-advisers\">Academic Adviser<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/engagement-with-study\">student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/engagement-with-study<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Student Support and Wellbeing (SSW)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>From mental health and counselling to disability support and financial hardship, the SSW team is here to help you thrive.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inclusive Learning Plans<\/li>\n<li>Specialist support<\/li>\n<li>24\/7 support on the phone or WhatsApp via Spectrum Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/wellbeing\">student.kent.ac.uk\/support\/wellbeing<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Medical Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>University Nursing Services and the University Medical Centre offer walk-in and appointment-based care. Register early for easy access to doctors and nurses.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umckent.co.uk\/\">umckent.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Your Library<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Explore Templeman (Canterbury) and Drill Hall (Medway) libraries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1m+ books<\/li>\n<li>1,600 study spaces<\/li>\n<li>24\/7 access during term<\/li>\n<li>Loan laptops and digital resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/library\">student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/library<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Academic Support: Skills for Academic Success (SAS)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>SAS offers free support to help you succeed academically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Study guides and webinars<\/li>\n<li>One-to-one appointments<\/li>\n<li>Help with writing, maths, stats, and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/skills-for-academic-success\">student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/skills-for-academic-success<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Careers &amp; Employability<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Get career-ready with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quick advice and guidance<\/li>\n<li>Find part-time jobs with Jobshop<\/li>\n<li>Graduate schemes and internships application support<\/li>\n<li>Employability Points scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17<a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/careers\"> careers.kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Student Success<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Supporting equity and inclusion through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diversity Mark<\/li>\n<li>Belonging &amp; community events<\/li>\n<li>Speaker series and paid opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/student-success\">student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/student-success<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>ASPIRE: Entrepreneurship at Kent<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Turn your business ideas into reality with workshops, mentoring and funding opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Sibson Building, Canterbury<br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 <a href=\"mailto:ASPIRE@kent.ac.uk\">ASPIRE@kent.ac.uk<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/careers\/aspire\">student.kent.ac.uk\/careers\/aspire<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kent Students\u2019 Union<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Your student voice matters! KSU offers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advice services<\/li>\n<li>Student reps<\/li>\n<li>Societies and events<\/li>\n<li>Campus Pantry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17<a href=\"https:\/\/ksu.co.uk\/\">ksu.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Your Uni, Your Say<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Get involved and shape your university experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Become a Student Rep<\/li>\n<li>Join an Advisory Board<\/li>\n<li>Share feedback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/life\/your-uni-your-say\">kent.ac.uk\/YourUniYourSay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New to Kent? Whether you were there in person or couldn\u2019t make it, we\u2019ve got you covered with a recap of the Student Life Welcome &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2025\/10\/21\/icymi-student-life-welcome-week-presentation\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24530,"featured_media":831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[312383,205698,223276,312216,183846,202865],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":830,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions\/830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}